EastEnders legend confirms return as she teases explosive confrontation with Cindy Beale
EASTENDERS legend Laurie Brett has opened up about her bombshell return after seven years away.
The actress – who plays Jane Beale in the BBC soap – is back for a short stint and made her return in tonight’s episode when Cindy Beale caught Jane with Ian.
Speaking about the two surviving wives of Ian Beale coming face to face, Laurie revealed it will be shocking.
“It is a bit of a shock!” she said.
“They’ve never met before, but Jane knows an awful lot more about Cindy than Cindy knows about Jane because of all those years she spent with the Beale kids.
“So, Jane is sideswiped by Cindy, but she’s also a bit indignant, thinking, ‘What are you doing in my house?’
“Seeing Cindy is almost like seeing a ghost for Jane. Jane’s head is spinning, which is only natural, given how bizarre this situation is.”
She added: “There is a lot of drama, certainly, between these two women!
“But they are both mothers – funnily enough, of the same children – and most mothers would do anything for their kids.
“What Jane did in that terrible moment with Lucy is unfathomable, but before that, she spent 15 years being a great mum to Cindy’s kids.
“Cindy is angry with Jane, and she also feels guilty that she wasn’t there, so she’s lashing out for all sorts of different reasons.
“They have both made mistakes, and they both know that, so it’s quite complex.”
But while Jane is fighting with Cindy, she won’t be fighting with her adopted son Bobby – even though he did attack her as a kid.
And she promised the reunion will be a tearjerker.
Laurie added: “The minute Jane sees Bobby, it’s almost like an out-of-body experience for her.
“The whole world stops, and all she can see is him. Her heart is exploding with love, and everything else fades to black.
“It’s a beautiful moment. I think there are a few scenes that are going to make people cry.
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“No matter what Bobby has done to Jane in the past, a mother will always forgive. You only have to look at Dot and Nick back in the day to see that’s true.”
And teasing what’s to come for Jane, she added: “It’s going to be intense, exciting and emotional!”